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Attorneys and Other Activists Denounce ICE Arrest at Courthouses across California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
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Attorneys and Other Activists Denounce ICE Arrest at Courthouses across California

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week ICE arrested a San Francisco resident in front of the Hall of Justice. This, a ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week ICE arrested a San Francisco resident in front of the Hall of Justice. This, as well as similar incidents in other parts of Northern California, led speakers from the FREE S ...

March 10, 2020
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Court Overturns Gun Conviction in Steinle Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2019
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Court Overturns Gun Conviction in Steinle Case

San Francisco - In 2015, Jose Garcia Zarate made national headlines when he picked up a gun, the gun went ...

San Francisco - In 2015, Jose Garcia Zarate made national headlines when he picked up a gun, the gun went off, and killed young Kate Steinle on a pier in San Francisco after she was struck in the back ...

September 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Candidates Get Testy during the Candidate Question Portion of the SF DA Debate – Part III

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2019
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Candidates Get Testy during the Candidate Question Portion of the SF DA Debate – Part III

San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC Hastings La ...

San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC Hastings Law School on Tuesday in a candidates forum sponsored by Eastern Neighborhood Democratic Club, AC ...

August 09, 2019
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Immigrant Supporters March Outside Sac Hotel as AG Sessions Calls Out Cal ‘Open Border Radicals’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2018
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Immigrant Supporters March Outside Sac Hotel as AG Sessions Calls Out Cal ‘Open Border Radicals’

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Dozens of television news cameras, from CNN to local and regional broa ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Dozens of television news cameras, from CNN to local and regional broadcast crews, and an equal number of print and other reporters largely didn't see the people in ...

March 07, 2018
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DHS’ Threat to Prosecute Officials of Sanctuary Cities Is Unconstitutional

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|Date: January 19, 2018
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DHS’ Threat to Prosecute Officials of Sanctuary Cities Is Unconstitutional

By Cody Sofsy In testimony before Congress yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen con ...

By Cody Sofsy In testimony before Congress yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed that her agency is seeking the prosecution of state and local officials in jurisdictions ...

January 19, 2018
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Commentary: Jury Gets It Right in Acquitting Immigrant in the Killing of Steinle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2017
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Commentary: Jury Gets It Right in Acquitting Immigrant in the Killing of Steinle

My View: Prosecution Overreached Trying to Get Murder Charge in Politically Charged Case It was a politic ...

My View: Prosecution Overreached Trying to Get Murder Charge in Politically Charged Case It was a politically charged case from the start, that pitted the politics of Trump and anti-immigration sentim ...

December 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Report Finds Immigration Arrests Up, Reporting of Crime Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Report Finds Immigration Arrests Up, Reporting of Crime Down

When newly-elected President Donald Trump threatened crackdowns and mass deportations, supporters suggest ...

When newly-elected President Donald Trump threatened crackdowns and mass deportations, supporters suggested that the new actions would be limited to those with criminal records. In a report this morn ...

April 17, 2017
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AG Pushes Back on Trump’s Targeting of Sanctuary Jurisdictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2017
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AG Pushes Back on Trump’s Targeting of Sanctuary Jurisdictions

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case Cit ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case City and County of San Francisco v. Trump, et al., supporting San Francisco in its challenge to Pr ...

March 31, 2017
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Public Safety Risks of Joining Trump’s Deportation Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2017
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Public Safety Risks of Joining Trump’s Deportation Force

By Domenic Powell You may have heard how Trump is trying to bully local police departments into becoming ...

By Domenic Powell You may have heard how Trump is trying to bully local police departments into becoming part of his deportation force. ACLU affiliates across the country are fighting back. Right now, ...

March 30, 2017
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Trump Threatens Sanctuary City Funding; California Officials Respond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2017
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Trump Threatens Sanctuary City Funding; California Officials Respond

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration threatened to withhold federal fun ...

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called “sanctuary cities” and states that do not cooperate with the federal govern ...

March 29, 2017
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Cal AG Files Amicus Brief in County of Santa Clara v. Trump

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2017
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Cal AG Files Amicus Brief in County of Santa Clara v. Trump

Brief Filed Supporting Challenge to President Trump’s “Sanctuary Jurisdictions” Executive Order (Press Re ...

Brief Filed Supporting Challenge to President Trump’s “Sanctuary Jurisdictions” Executive Order (Press Release) –Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case Cou ...

March 23, 2017
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City of Davis Reacts to Trump Policies

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 27, 2017
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City of Davis Reacts to Trump Policies

From the City of Davis Attorney Harriet Steiner Dear Mayor and Council: We wanted to address the City as ...

From the City of Davis Attorney Harriet Steiner Dear Mayor and Council: We wanted to address the City as a sanctuary city, and the way in which the City Police Department in particular, has implemente ...

January 27, 2017
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Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall, Targets Sanctuary Cities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2017
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Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall, Targets Sanctuary Cities

On Wednesday, President Trump began his sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants with an executive o ...

On Wednesday, President Trump began his sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants with an executive order to begin the immediate construction of a border wall with Mexico, and calling on a newly e ...

January 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Sanctuary City?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Sanctuary City?

On Wednesday, the Vanguard, the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Human Relations Commission held a forum, ...

On Wednesday, the Vanguard, the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Human Relations Commission held a forum, which I moderated, on the Davis Sanctuary City. Part of the reason why I wanted to participate ...

December 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: City of Davis Commitments As a Sanctuary City

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2016
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Guest Commentary: City of Davis Commitments As a Sanctuary City

By Robb Davis and Lucas Frerichs In the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to meet and stand ...

By Robb Davis and Lucas Frerichs In the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to meet and stand with a broad variety of members of the Davis and Yolo County community who have come together t ...

December 18, 2016
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Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2016
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Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues

On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bow ...

On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bowes explained the district’s policies on immigration issues and announced he would be addressing ...

December 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Why We Should Provide Lawyers to Immigrants Facing Deportation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 30, 2016
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Why We Should Provide Lawyers to Immigrants Facing Deportation

By Jeff Adachi, Niloufar Khonsari, Ana Herrera and Laura Sanchez President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to d ...

By Jeff Adachi, Niloufar Khonsari, Ana Herrera and Laura Sanchez President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants is an attack on thousands of San Francisco families. The most effe ...

November 30, 2016
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Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2016
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Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to ...

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to act on priorities that may have changed somewhat in the last few weeks. Here are five things t ...

November 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Business As Usual in a Time of Crisis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2016
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Commentary: Business As Usual in a Time of Crisis?

The Vanguard for ten years has been an evolving project, but from day one until now, one of the chief thi ...

The Vanguard for ten years has been an evolving project, but from day one until now, one of the chief things that I think the Vanguard brings to the community is the ability to ask questions that no o ...

November 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Garamendi Opposed Bill That Would Punish Sanctuary Cities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2015
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Garamendi Opposed Bill That Would Punish Sanctuary Cities

Officials in Davis are watching closely as a bill that would potentially ban federal funding to “Sanctuar ...

Officials in Davis are watching closely as a bill that would potentially ban federal funding to “Sanctuary Cities” passed the House Thursday, largely along party lines by a vote of 241-179. However, t ...

July 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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